the toughest of bush's critics, including maureen o'dowd, joe klein acknowledge an occasional pining for 43. all four praised bush for the same thing. his lack of hatred for muslims. all four said bush should be doing something he currently refuses to do, come out publicly now in defense of the proposed islamic center near ground zero. all four presuming of course bush would defend it. yes, klein's column is titled missing george w. if mckinnon had read the article, he would see the first sentence says well, not really. the people spoke first, mckinnon claims. his evidence? this billboard reading miss me yet. who put it up? people, just people. just some business people. to be specific. is there any other kind? why do people supposedly miss mr. bush? bush reduced the deficit from $412 billion in 2004 to $162 billion in 2007. as if bush had a three-year presidency. he links to a graph which blames the 2009 deficit on obama. despite the fact that the 2009 budget was signed into law by president bush. quote, folks long for his steady hand. they miss his warmth and empathy. >> we see his